Anthony Robles is a wrestler with ambitions to reach the top of the American collegiate championships. That's going to be more of a challenge for him than most as he only has one leg, but this is not a man who is going to shy away from that challenge. It's a competent Jharrel Jerome who plays him for the dramatic elements of the story whilst it's the man himself doing the far more energetic wrestling aspects and the unremarkalble Jennifer Lopez simply fails to shine at all as his mother, caught up in a torrid relationship. When this drama focusses on the sheer passion of this man and his determination to succeed, it works well enough, but it spends far too much time on the familial discord aspects of their lives. Sure, these are contributory factors to the remarkable nature of his achievements, but they drag the pace down and soak us in a melodrama that rather takes from the potency of a story that's well worth the telling. Michael Peña delivers better as his no-nonsense but ultimately motivational coach and the action photography really does give us a sense of the effort and hard work required by Robles to prove to his peers and himself that he had what it takes to reach the top in a very competitive sport where he would be given no quarter. Personally, I'd have preferred a documentary to this drama as Robles himself is the star and the others really just clutter up the story with their over-scripted dialogue and sentimentality. I did quite like the intimate nature of the photography during the action scenes. A bit juddery at times, but it made the action on the mat all the more visceral for a character who lived and breathed his sport. It just goes to show what can be achieved when the attitude is positive and the support structure is there to facilitate that.
WSU returned on Saturday to present Breaking Barriers 5 from the Colossal Sports Academy at the Coliseum in Voorhees, NJ. The Premier Promotion in North American Women's Wrestling ushered in a new era at the event. In addition to the many new additions to the roster, ALL three championships were on the line. First, Maria Manic defended the WSU Tag Team Championships with an unlikely partner against unlikely opponents. Then, Kiera Hogan returned to defend the Spirit Championship against Jordynne Grace. Finally, the main event saw Mercedes Martinez defend the WSU World Championship against Tessa Blanchard. All this and so much more went down on Saturday at Breaking Barriers 5.
Held July 27th at Raleigh Supercon, in Raleigh, NC Kris Statlander vs. Madi Maxx Hyan vs. Savannah Evans vs. Clara Sinclaire Veda Scott & Zeda Zhang vs. Brittany Blake & Samantha Heights Chelsea Green vs. Rachael Ellering QOC Tag Team Championship Match Ruthless Ambition (Maria Manic & Penelope Ford) w/ Zane Riley vs. Thick & Juicy (Faye Jackson & Willow Nighingale) Commentary- Dan Parella, Zane Riley, Angel Rose Ring Announcer- Kid Cadet Backstage Interviews- Rob Naylor
Singles Match: Nicole Pain venceu Kylie Rae. 6-Man Tag Team Match: Ivory Robyn, Madi Maxx and Renee Michelle venceram Aja Perera, Kiera Hogan and Savannah Evans. Tag Team Match: Maria Manic and Penelope Ford venceram Brittany Blake and Leva Bates. Singles Match: LuFisto venceu Rachael Ellering. Career vs. Career Match: Zane Riley venceu Miss Diss Lexia. Singles Match: Allie venceu Zoey Skye. QOC Championship Match: Su Yung (c) venceu Mickie Knuckles and Samantha Heights
itle Match Network and Booker T: Reality of Wrestling have joined forces again to bring you LADIES NIGHT OUT 4! Line-up: Ivelisse vs Thunder Rosa An open challenge from Taya Valkyrie NO DQ "The Undead Bride" Su Yung vs Hyan Special appearance from women's wrestling legend Jazz Kiera Hogan vs Aerial Monroe ROW Diamonds Title Match Kylie Rae vs AQA Plus: Barbi Hayden Alex Gracia Ivory Robyn Angel Blue Jenna Lynn and many more.
Jordynne Grace vs. Rachel Ellering Karen Q & Tasha Steelz vs. Nyla Rose & Renee Michelle Allie Recks vs. Terra Calaway Elena Pogoysyan vs. Willow Nightingale Sonya Strong vs. Tessa Blanchard Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mia Yim Alexxis Nevaeh & Taeler Hendrix vs. Team Sea Stars (Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo) Jenny Rose vs. Hot Scoop Skylar Davienne Long vs. Maria Manic
Women’s Wrestling Revolution presented ‘Identity Crisis’ in Providence, Rhode Island this past weekend on March 4th, 2017. They released raw footage from the show tonight that you can watch on Beyond Wrestling’s youtube channel where all new subscribers get an automatic 14 day free trial after signing up. The DVD and Blu-Ray of the show will be up on Smart Mark Video within the next few weeks. We got the opportunity to watch the show and here are some quick thoughts on the matches: Maria Manic & Penelope Ford vs. Team Sea Stars (Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo) Skylar vs. Willow Nightingale Sonya Strong vs. Vanity Karen Q vs. Tasha Steelz Davienne & Mistress Belmont vs. The Twisted Sisters (Holidead & Thunder Rosa) Barbi Hayden vs. Gabi Castrovinci Alexis Rose vs. Veda Scott Jordynne Grace vs. Renee Michelle Rachel Ellering vs. Su Yung
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
The best of the WWE Divas division recapping 2006-2007 as hosted by Todd Grisham (yup, that ESPN Sports Center anchor nowadays), of course be warned there are commercials around this special such as the Japanese subtitled WWE Royal Rumble 2008 PPV and the Don't Try This PSAs.
Cibernetico: 7 Man Army, Beyond came out on top. This time, Beyond Wrestling is hosting the festivities on December 16th with Extreme Warfare Revenge. The show will start at 5:00 PM Eastern. Will Beyond continue to rule the day, or will CHIKARA get revenge?
Match Point is an on-going series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing matchups in indie wrestling and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time matchups, or hotly anticipated rematches. Today’s edition focuses on an intergender match of epic proportions that was teased at All In. It will be “Thick Momma Pump” Jordynne Grace taking on “The Machine” Brian Cage for the first time, at Beyond Wrestling’s “Somebody’s Farewell Probably…” on September 16, 2018.
WrestleMania 35 is the thirty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands. It took place on April 7, 2019 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The event featured the first-ever women's main event match in the show's history.